Istanbul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$587
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
15.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 116% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4816th and 8506th ($1125 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 790th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619